Valakan Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Valakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Valakan (16) may also be a first name.
Valakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valakan (Hindi: वलकं) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valakan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Valakan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Valakan reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Valakan is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 81 percent live and Karnataka, where 19 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valaikan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Valakane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Valadkhan | 88 | 8 | / |
| Walakan | 86 | 17 | / |
| Falakan | 86 | 8 | / |
| Valacan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Valakon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Velakan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valakasing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phalakan | 80 | 314 | / |
| Falakhan | 80 | 49 | / |
| Valakone | 80 | 29 | / |
| Walakhan | 80 | 29 | / |
| Valekhan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Valacand | 80 | 8 | / |
| Walaikan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wualakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walyakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vhelakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Falakand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balakhanh | 75 | 29 | / |
| Phalakhan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vallascan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fajlakhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valadkham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balakhaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phalhakan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waslakhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walatkhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Folakan | 71 | 212 | / |
| Valacam | 71 | 165 | / |
| Bolakan | 71 | 89 | / |
| Balacan | 71 | 71 | / |
| Bahllakhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Falakon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walakon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walokan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valocan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velekan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falokan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volokhan | 67 | 181 | / |
| Hualacan | 67 | 170 | / |
| Balaican | 67 | 123 | / |
| Balokhan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phalakasing | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bailakon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walakohn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walakone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pholakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balaqean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falekhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balacann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balahcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiacam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valakhonova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walakong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallacan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Follakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballokan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballacan | 67 | 1 | / |
Valakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valakan in the Hindi language | ||
| वलकं | valakam | 50 |
| वलकान | valakana | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valakan
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